Posters,+Books,+Slideshows,+Concept+Maps

What are they and why create them?
Posters are posters. They are a great way to communicate learning. They also stress creativity.

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Your assignment:
> Summarize articles/videos (2-3 sentences) and hyperlink to article or video on your wiki page. >> **multimedia poster** (Glogster Tech for Teachers - Glogster—A New Way to Look at the Poster Projectused to be very popular, they now have made this a paid tool so select something else such as Lucid Press), >> **or timeline** (Top 10 Sites for Creating Timelines), >> **or infographic** (try Piktochart or something else 21+ Digital Poster Tools & Tips@http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/great-infographic-making-tools-for.html) >> or **book**. It can be a comic book/graphic novel or any type of book you wish. {High school teachers, check out Comic Life and iBooks Author.} or **sketching** app (Sketchnoting For Reflection) >> >> A few easy to use apps include: >>> Middle-school students learn math through comic books >>> Students at a middle school in Indiana are using comic books to learn math concepts. The "Solution Squad" superheroes, invented by math teacher Jim McClain, incorporates math problems in the stories and adheres to Common Core State Standards and Indiana standards. "Kids will read comics," McClain said. "One of the things that's hobbled teachers in recent years are the books we have to use -- it's very scripted." The Elkhart Truth (Ind.) >>> 10 Good iPad Book Creator Apps to Use with Your Students >> Create a **drawing using Google Draw** Include: >> -- text (change color from black) >> -- a shape, change color, rotate >> -- Lines where you draw a shape, change color >> -- an image >> Change Sharing options to Public >> Save as a jpg -- post on your wiki -- File - download as - jpg >> Embed in your wiki -- File - publish to the web - embed code shows >> **Google Draw tutorial and script:** >> >> @http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIehDmVDTP >> or >> https://youtu.be/AW0zElYAMaM >> media type="custom" key="27912619" >> **PhotoPeach** -- slideshow with music and captions (no voice narration), uses Flash (so won't show on iPad), hosted on PhotoPeach site (free version does not allow you to download your shows, pay version does), be sure to manage your comments selecting to not allow comments >> **Prezi --** is rather like PowerPoint but yet different. It allows you to zoom in and out of things. This is nice.... unless it makes you dizzy. If you want to view it on your iPad, download Prezi Viewer (free). You find the embed code once you go back to the Prezi page with all your prezi's on it. As usual, it's under Share. Be sure to set the Permissions to Public so you don't have to be logged into your account to see the show.**PhotoStory3** -- a Windows only product for making movies. Allows the use of still photos, titles and captions, narration, background music. Create movie, export it, upload exported movie to YouTube, embed YouTube video into wiki. >> **Lucid Chart** -- This Google Tool allows you to create posters and then present them. (Look in Google Apps, click on More then Even More) Introducing presentation mode: a better way to present your diagrams >>> Inspiration Tutorial @https://youtu.be/OfVQImarklI >>> media type="custom" key="27912665"
 * 1) Create a Posters webpage in your wiki.
 * 2) Optional: Find two articles or videos where teachers talk about how they use posters with their students.
 * 1) Samples: (create samples and post them on your Posters page or create projects for your instructional plans and post them there then reflect on them on your Teaching and Tech page).
 * 2) Create **two** items from the following list that **includes text, graphics and a video** then post on your wiki.
 * 3 Powerful Chromebook Apps for Creating Educational Infographics and Posters
 * http://www.storyjumper.com/ (print story as a pdf then post pdf, grab a screenshot of the cover of the story and post that as a jpg to jazz up your wiki page)
 * @http://storybird.com/(make your story public then post the link to it, grab a screenshot of the cover then post as a jpg to make your story sound interesting)
 * @http://comiclife.com/ or ComicMaster -- social studies group, try this one to create graphic novels or comics.
 * http://goanimate.com/ This one actually creates a video but in my mind equates to writing a book.
 * __ ZooBurst -- __ 3-d pop up books
 * Seussville Story Maker -- Probably okay for Dr Seuss' Birthday, but didn't thrill me as much.
 * iBooksAuthor Write a text book chapter with this one.
 * 9 Great Book Creator Tools for Teachers and Students
 * find another one you like
 * Note: You can also use PPT or Google Draw to make books. One page equals one slide. Make slides in either landscape or portrait direction. Print then staple or use electronically. With PPT you could also add audio and video if you wished. Or, make interactive. Your creativity is the limiting factor.
 * 1) Create a **word cloud** poster using either Wordle, Tagxedo, Collage.com (photo collages including collages in the shape of states or countries) or other word cloud app (More Than Wordle... Ten Other Word Cloud Generators ... Providing Unique Features )and post on your wiki as an image. Also read 170 Ways To Use Word Clouds In Every Classroom.
 * If you are having trouble saving the Wordle as a jpg (1) select Open in Window option, (2) print, (3) don't print to your printer, use save as pdf option instead, (4) on a Mac open your PDF then save as a JPG, on a Windows machine take a screenshot then paste into Paint to edit and save as a jpg, (5) use the jpg. Or, you could take a screenshot on the Mac or use the Snipping Tool on a Windows machine then upload the graphic.
 * 1) Read Ten Reasons Google Drawings Should Be on Your Classroom Radar
 * 1) Create a **slideshow or movie (movie trailer, annotated bib)** using an app you haven't used before such as Prezi or PowToon, PhotoPeach , PhotoStory3, or something else 40 Sites & Apps for Creating Presentations, Presently Perfect! 10 Powerful Presentation Tools for Educators). Embed show on your site.
 * 1) (optional) Create a **concept map** using Inspiration or another app. Be sure concept map has graphics! Post as a graphic.
 * 2) Inspiration (free 30 day trial available to use at home, program available on the lab computers on campus. If you make an Inspiration at home, save as oldest version possible, our program on campus isn't the latest version.)
 * 3) Inspiration for iPads (article)
 * 4) Kidspiration (Inspiration for young children)
 * 5) VUE (free online)
 * 6) Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming and Mind Mapping by David Kapuler or 10 Sites for Creating Graphic Organizers
 * 7) Text 2 Mindmap - Excellent site for converting text into a Mindmap/outline.
 * 8) 20 Tools for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping
 * 9) [|5 of The Best Android Apps for Creating Visual Concept Maps]
 * 1) Tell the name of each app you used and any special notes about their use or posting them on your site.
 * 2) Reflections: Based on what you have discovered, on your wiki page tell how you and your students might use this tool to support and/or demonstrate learning.


 * Due Nov 8, midnight**

Here is a jpg of the Wordle I created. The text I used was from my Above and Beyond page. What could I say about it? What does it say about me?
 * Wordle**

If you are having trouble saving the Wordle as a jpg (1) select Open in Window option, (2) print, (3) don't print to your printer, use save as pdf option instead, (4) on a Mac open your PDF then save as a JPG, on a Windows machine take a screenshot then paste into Paint to edit and save as a jpg, (5) use the jpg. Or, you could take a screenshot on the Mac or use the Snipping Tool on a Windows machine then upload the graphic.




 * Tagxedo**


 * Collage.com**

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 * PhotoPeach**


 * Inspiration Sample**